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does he sit down in a room and honestly openly negotiate with speaker boehner, mitch mcconnell, or does he come in, give a set of demands and go hold a press conference? they can, i believe, hammer out -- >> same can the said on the other side, by the way. >> but if the president is willing to do it, the republicans have no choice. i mean, you can't turn down a president who just won re-election if he's sincere and willing to negotiate. >> going to take some bold initiatives which is my segue into your book, okay, because you've written this book about george washington and his bold moves to break the stalemate of the revolutionary war. so much has been written about george washington. what do you want readers to take away from this book that's new? >> well, i think particularly this morning is the launch of an american legacy book tour that calista and i are doing because she has two new children's books out for american history. the first thing is to say to people we have a long history of overcoming adversity. george washington is probably the greatest example of that, and in "victor
does he sit down in a room and honestly openly negotiate with speaker boehner, mitch mcconnell, or does he come in, give a set of demands and go hold a press conference? they can, i believe, hammer out -- >> same can the said on the other side, by the way. >> but if the president is willing to do it, the republicans have no choice. i mean, you can't turn down a president who just won re-election if he's sincere and willing to negotiate. >> going to take some bold initiatives...
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>host: >> next, president obama and john boehner talk about the fiscal cliff. after that, the white house press briefing with jay carney. >> president obama says that tuesday's elections show that most americans agree with the deficit reduction plan. the president has invited presidential leaders to discuss the deficit and warned about the potential effects of the fiscal cliff. that is this series of tax increases and budget cuts that take effect in january if congress does not act. the president addressed an audience from the white house east room. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] >> ladies and gentlemen, the president and the vice president of the united states. [cheers and applause] >> thank you. thank you. thank you, everybody. thank you. thank you very much. thank you. thank you very much. everybody, please have a seat. thank you. good afternoon, everybody. now that those of us on the campaign trail have had a chance to get a little sleep, it is time to get back to work, and th
>host: >> next, president obama and john boehner talk about the fiscal cliff. after that, the white house press briefing with jay carney. >> president obama says that tuesday's elections show that most americans agree with the deficit reduction plan. the president has invited presidential leaders to discuss the deficit and warned about the potential effects of the fiscal cliff. that is this series of tax increases and budget cuts that take effect in january if congress does not...
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that is followed by republican remarks from house speaker boehner. at 9:00 p.m., the radio and tv correspondents dinner. >> during the white house news conference, president obama called claims about the white house was involved in a leaking national security in both insensitive and wrong. he says the administration has zero tolerance when it comes to leaking information. president obama also talked about the financial crisis in europe and the state of the u.s. economy. he urged on congress to enact the remaining parts of the american jobs act. this is about 30 minutes. >> good morning. i want to say a few words about the economy and then i will take some questions. today we are fighting back from the deepest economic crisis since the great depression. after losing jobs for 25 months in a row, businesses have not created jobs for 27 months in a row -- have now created jobs for 27 months in a row. the whole we have to fill is much deeper. the global aftershock is much greater. we need to keep on pressing with action to further strengthen the economy.
that is followed by republican remarks from house speaker boehner. at 9:00 p.m., the radio and tv correspondents dinner. >> during the white house news conference, president obama called claims about the white house was involved in a leaking national security in both insensitive and wrong. he says the administration has zero tolerance when it comes to leaking information. president obama also talked about the financial crisis in europe and the state of the u.s. economy. he urged on...
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and boehner was able to persuade them, don't touch it. and so it was democrat own corrupt mess that didn't work. at 20 republicans, can i get something from a district just a little thing and i vote for? then it would've been a bipartisan mess in 2010 and never happened. i think boehner and mitch mcconnell understand as you go into 2014, 2016 and the rest of the republic's life, if the republican party is apart from obama's -- it succeeds. if you hug him and join and do bad things, that's unlikely to work. >> is there a loophole in the pledge? if we go off the cliff at the end of the or, if all the bush tax cuts expire, if everybody's taxes go up and then republicans vote to eliminate taxes on everyone, or to reinstate the bush tax cuts for everyone except for the various -- they're all voting for a tax cut, right? >> here's the challenge, and this has been what harry reid doesn't get to the pledges not to make. the pledges to the people of the state and the american people. so if your congressman percentage can go back and say 20 differe
and boehner was able to persuade them, don't touch it. and so it was democrat own corrupt mess that didn't work. at 20 republicans, can i get something from a district just a little thing and i vote for? then it would've been a bipartisan mess in 2010 and never happened. i think boehner and mitch mcconnell understand as you go into 2014, 2016 and the rest of the republic's life, if the republican party is apart from obama's -- it succeeds. if you hug him and join and do bad things, that's...
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tomorrow is house speaker boehner's birthday. for those of you who want to wish him a happy birthday, we are not going to get him a cake because we did not know how many candles we would need. [laughter] >> thank you. >> thank you. >> following the meeting, house and leaders spoke briefly to reporters. >> good morning, everyone. we just had a meeting with the president to talk about america posted fiscal problems. i outlined a framework that deals with reforming our tax code and reforming our spending. i believe the framework that i have outlined in our meeting today is consistent with the president's call for a fair and balanced approach. to show our seriousness, we have put revenue on the table as long as it is accompanied by significant spending cuts. we are going to continue to have that on the table to show the american people that we are serious about cutting spending and solving our fiscal dilemma. i believe that we can do this and avert the fiscal cliff. >> this is not the first time we have dealt with these issues. we fe
tomorrow is house speaker boehner's birthday. for those of you who want to wish him a happy birthday, we are not going to get him a cake because we did not know how many candles we would need. [laughter] >> thank you. >> thank you. >> following the meeting, house and leaders spoke briefly to reporters. >> good morning, everyone. we just had a meeting with the president to talk about america posted fiscal problems. i outlined a framework that deals with reforming our tax...
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that means john boehner falling on the grenade. you could do that but when you have eric cantor and kevin mccarthy eager to reach underbelly and pull the pans on that grenade, and it's a little -- it makes it a little bit harder. you will not have a unified leadership to support this. bush took me most about statements on election lee -- election eve is what barack obama said. i want to sit down with mitt romney to see how we can work together to find that common ground. my guess is that mitt romney did not receive that statement with great enthusiasm and the denis. he was going through his own time of morning but having run a campaign in the last month built around that idea, i can reach that common ground. obama call them in and says we really need this. would you help build support for this deal that will have the support of the business community,. delaware of the interesting phenomenon. at the same time, we had an announcement today by simpson bowles both to buy selected a $5 billion in business support for going aggressively
that means john boehner falling on the grenade. you could do that but when you have eric cantor and kevin mccarthy eager to reach underbelly and pull the pans on that grenade, and it's a little -- it makes it a little bit harder. you will not have a unified leadership to support this. bush took me most about statements on election lee -- election eve is what barack obama said. i want to sit down with mitt romney to see how we can work together to find that common ground. my guess is that mitt...
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[applause] >> i would now like to introduce our next speaker, speaker of the house john boehner. congressman john boehner serves as the 61st speaker of the united states house of representatives where he represents the eighth district in ohio. the son of a tavern owner, speaker boehner worked his way through college before embarking on a successful career as a small businessman. as a member of the gang of seven that presaged the republican revolution, the key author of the original contract with america, chairman of the committee on education and work force and, ultimately, as a member of the house leadership he has long fought to reform washington d.c. today he is focused on removing government barriers to private sector job creation and economic growth, cutting government spending, reforming congress and rebuilding the bonds of trust between the american people and their representatives in washington. please help me in welcoming congressman john boehner. [applause] >> thank you. morning, everybody! [applause] thank you! let me begin by thanking all of you for what you do in the
[applause] >> i would now like to introduce our next speaker, speaker of the house john boehner. congressman john boehner serves as the 61st speaker of the united states house of representatives where he represents the eighth district in ohio. the son of a tavern owner, speaker boehner worked his way through college before embarking on a successful career as a small businessman. as a member of the gang of seven that presaged the republican revolution, the key author of the original...
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. >> john boehner and majority leader harry reid as well as other members of congress have expressed shock at theand ferede families of the victims. it happened in the district of chris murphy who is about to become the next senator from connecticut. earlier he said he was praying that it would reached safely quickly and he said his thoughts and prayers were with the families and victims. the president has ordered flags to be flown at half staff until december 18. an anti-gun prayer vigil was held outside of the white house. it has been reported 20 children died in the school massacre in newtown. participants called on president obama to address gun violence. >> today is the day. today is the day. >> today is the day. >> today is the day. >> today is the day. we are going to call for a moment of silence. all of us that have candles, we are going to ask you to lift the candles as a career -- p rayer to the children who lost their lives today. let us pause for a moment of silence. let us lift up our candles as a light shining in dardanus. as a light shining in dardanus' all across this
. >> john boehner and majority leader harry reid as well as other members of congress have expressed shock at theand ferede families of the victims. it happened in the district of chris murphy who is about to become the next senator from connecticut. earlier he said he was praying that it would reached safely quickly and he said his thoughts and prayers were with the families and victims. the president has ordered flags to be flown at half staff until december 18. an anti-gun prayer vigil...
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john boehner will be, you know, the next speaker, eric cantor will be the majority leader, and kevin mccarthy will be the majority whip. where it starts to get interesting is for the conference chairman position. this is currently held by jeb hensarling who is making a bid to be the financial services chairman. hensarling has been a sort of rising star for a while within republican ranks. he was a republican study committee chairman which is sort of the top conservative position in republican circles in the house. there are two people who are making a run for conference chairman. tom price, who's also a committee chairman of the past, he's currently the republican policy committee chairman, he's making a bid for conference chairman, and kathy mcmorris rogers who's vice chairman of the republican congress right now. and they really do represent two different modes. mcmorris rogers is a very effective surrogate for romney. she is from washington, she's from tom foley's old district in the, in central/south washington. it's an agricultural area. spokane is sort of the population center,
john boehner will be, you know, the next speaker, eric cantor will be the majority leader, and kevin mccarthy will be the majority whip. where it starts to get interesting is for the conference chairman position. this is currently held by jeb hensarling who is making a bid to be the financial services chairman. hensarling has been a sort of rising star for a while within republican ranks. he was a republican study committee chairman which is sort of the top conservative position in republican...
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-- look what you did to me, boehner? i put all my money on him crying first. 12 kids, fuzzy rabbits. flood the golden retrievers. -- fluffy golden retrievers. the plume of war will be -- bloom award will be presented by three young ladies that i used to see as young girls when the they were brought on white house trips during the clinton years. they would play with my kids. it is crazy to look at them now. there are all grown up now. please welcome nicole, christine, and eva bloom. [applause] >> our dad passed away and 2003 while covering the war in iraq. it is our honor to be here to have the privilege of recognizing our father as well as other journalists to read this award is for daring reporting and excellence in journalism. >> this year's david bloom award for the first time honors two incredibly brave journalists. the rest their lives to share -- both journalist risk their lives to share images inside of syria during the yearlong military crackdown that has cost more than at 9000 lives. internet censorship and syri
-- look what you did to me, boehner? i put all my money on him crying first. 12 kids, fuzzy rabbits. flood the golden retrievers. -- fluffy golden retrievers. the plume of war will be -- bloom award will be presented by three young ladies that i used to see as young girls when the they were brought on white house trips during the clinton years. they would play with my kids. it is crazy to look at them now. there are all grown up now. please welcome nicole, christine, and eva bloom. [applause]...
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house speaker john boehner responded to the announcement. he said in his statement -- senate minority leader mitch mcconnell has also released a statement, and here is a portion. >> if there is a mandate in yesterday's results, it is a mandate for us to find in a way to get it to work. in the weeks and months ahead, we face a series of tremendous challenges and great opportunity. >> the american people want us to work together. democrats want us to work together. republicans want us to work together to in bank they want a balanced approach. >> the newly elected congress starts work in january but the current congress still has work to do in the lame duck session. work is expected on the impending fiscal cliff. follow all of the floor debates starting tuesday with live house coverage on c-span and the senate on c-span2. >> c-span in by its middle and high school students to send a message to the president through a short video. for a chance to win the grand prize of $5,000. the competition is open to students grades 6 through 12. for complete
house speaker john boehner responded to the announcement. he said in his statement -- senate minority leader mitch mcconnell has also released a statement, and here is a portion. >> if there is a mandate in yesterday's results, it is a mandate for us to find in a way to get it to work. in the weeks and months ahead, we face a series of tremendous challenges and great opportunity. >> the american people want us to work together. democrats want us to work together. republicans want us...
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john boehner making comments that they also want to work together. but, again, this is the choice that we have been talking about over the last several months. spending cuts, tax increases. >> we should mention that we're also more renewed fears in europe, the greek debt crisis rearing its ugly head. >> absolutely. it's clear that greece cannot pay its bills. now we're thinking, okay, this is another pressure for the u.s. economy. so we're all waiting on some kind of compromise out of washington as well as some stability in europe. but for sure, we'll probably see some volatility going forward. doesn't really mean much, though, long-term. >> i was going to say, let's get some perspective. there was a huge drop after the president's election four years ago. but over the last four years, wall street has been up. >> that's right. over the long-term, you have to look at fundamentals. and the corporate sector right now is very strong. a lot of cash on the balance sheets, longer term earnings should be okay. but over the near term, expect some choppiness.
john boehner making comments that they also want to work together. but, again, this is the choice that we have been talking about over the last several months. spending cuts, tax increases. >> we should mention that we're also more renewed fears in europe, the greek debt crisis rearing its ugly head. >> absolutely. it's clear that greece cannot pay its bills. now we're thinking, okay, this is another pressure for the u.s. economy. so we're all waiting on some kind of compromise out...
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let's remember that it was the president and john boehner who came pretty close to a deal, probably a deal that i wouldn't have liked, but a deal that they were about to have, and it was boehner who couldn't deliver. >> that's not true. >> that is true. >> no. >> that is very true. [inaudible conversations] >> both sides backed away from that, and we don't know who could deliver. >> that was boehner that backed away from the -- from it. >> that's not true. >> you can't rewrite history, ben. >> simon? >> well, i think some of the things ben is saying are quite encouraging. but i want to press on, first, grover norquist. many norquist so opposed to anything that would involve any kind of tax increase. this that context, which tax expenditures would you regard as being on the table? which ones are you going to eliminate in order to boost revenue if you're also pushing for a lower tax rate? that's a hard combination, by the way, but tell us. >> it is a hard combination. i think that ryan, who's speaking for the committee -- not for the committee but for himself -- is starting all the indi
let's remember that it was the president and john boehner who came pretty close to a deal, probably a deal that i wouldn't have liked, but a deal that they were about to have, and it was boehner who couldn't deliver. >> that's not true. >> that is true. >> no. >> that is very true. [inaudible conversations] >> both sides backed away from that, and we don't know who could deliver. >> that was boehner that backed away from the -- from it. >> that's not...
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house speaker john boehner was also in the bay area tonight at a $35,000 a plate fundraiser in wood side. president obama was also in southern california earlier this month at actor george clooney's home. there he raised some $15 million. in redwood city, "today in the bay." >>> plenty of people gathered outside the theater, as well hundreds of people who didn't have a ticket lined up to voice their concerns. many supporters and protesters held signs and a word or two of advice for the president. >> you know, what people earn should be theirs to decide what they want to do with it. not to earn it, take it away and give it to people who aren't working. >> i came from a fundraiser for music for my school. and it's really rocky and i hope they focus on that. >> the president was at the fox theater for less than an hour. short, but expensive visit for redwood city. the city will not be reimbursed for security costs. >>> mitt romney discussing education today and making promises on how many people he'd put back to work. romney vowing if elected he'll deliver a 6% unemployment rate by the end
house speaker john boehner was also in the bay area tonight at a $35,000 a plate fundraiser in wood side. president obama was also in southern california earlier this month at actor george clooney's home. there he raised some $15 million. in redwood city, "today in the bay." >>> plenty of people gathered outside the theater, as well hundreds of people who didn't have a ticket lined up to voice their concerns. many supporters and protesters held signs and a word or two of...
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but i think boehner is the one who's got the weight of the world on the shoulders right now in terms of trying to navigate a deal that is at the end of the day, even the president admitted this. he won't cut it back deal, but not everybody will be happy with the deal. not everybody on the left and not everybody on the right is probably going to be happy with the final outcome. that is what dealmaking is about. we've got to hope that it's really the best deal possible for us. >> i would just add in terms of republicans again, first of all exact funding for education is caught up again in this bigger issue of the nondefense discretionary come as any negotiations on the fiscal cliff. unfortunately they don't talk about how much money should title one day, pokhran skit because it's part of this bigger pot of money. our goal is to get rid of the sequestering protect nondefense discretionary. i will say there have been republicans or are republicans who are big fans in particular funding for special education for children to disabilities. it's one of the more bipartisan programs. there's a
but i think boehner is the one who's got the weight of the world on the shoulders right now in terms of trying to navigate a deal that is at the end of the day, even the president admitted this. he won't cut it back deal, but not everybody will be happy with the deal. not everybody on the left and not everybody on the right is probably going to be happy with the final outcome. that is what dealmaking is about. we've got to hope that it's really the best deal possible for us. >> i would...
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as we speak, the president is meeting with john boehner, the first face-to-face talk. in december 2010, you called your plan the moment of truth. almost two years later, but moment are we at now? >> i think this is the magic moment. a moment when our generation has the chance to really do something about this problem that we created. it is our generation that got us into this mess. i think we have a good chance. yet a second term democrats president who has come out and said he is willing to put entitlements on the table. big deal. you have a speaker, a republican speaker who really gets it. he understands the deaths of the problems they face. he has said the are going to put revenues on the table. big move. we got half the members of the senate already saying they will support a balanced plan. which makes a lot of sense. we have the business community lined up firmly for doing something. most importantly, we have the fiscal cliff. where if we go over it, we are going to face the most predictable economic crisis in history. for all of us in here, it is also the most av
as we speak, the president is meeting with john boehner, the first face-to-face talk. in december 2010, you called your plan the moment of truth. almost two years later, but moment are we at now? >> i think this is the magic moment. a moment when our generation has the chance to really do something about this problem that we created. it is our generation that got us into this mess. i think we have a good chance. yet a second term democrats president who has come out and said he is willing...
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house speaker john boehner says the president's plan is "pathetic." tomorrow's state of the union is at 9:00 p.m. and you can watch it here on nbc 4, your place for politics. >>> the tv star who collapsed at the sundance film festival and was rushed to the hospital overnight. >>> it's a fashiony start. -- it's a foggy start. >>> you new the -- the new rules once you buy a plane ticket. > good morning, time for weather & traffic on the 1s at 6:11 on thismond morning. mostly cloudy in storm center 4. patchy, dense fog, patchy, light freezing mist. watch out for that freezing up on untreated surfaces. temperatures below freezing throughout virginia, maryland, and eastern west virginia. 33 at reagan national. montgomery, arlington, fairfax, prince george's counties, near 30 degrees. pie mid morning, we'll be above freezing, maybe light rain by then. the fog should be gone. during the afternoon into the 40s. maybe mid to upper 40s mid-afternoon with passing showers and maybe even thunder and lightning. the rain should end by mid evening. 40s through the ev
house speaker john boehner says the president's plan is "pathetic." tomorrow's state of the union is at 9:00 p.m. and you can watch it here on nbc 4, your place for politics. >>> the tv star who collapsed at the sundance film festival and was rushed to the hospital overnight. >>> it's a fashiony start. -- it's a foggy start. >>> you new the -- the new rules once you buy a plane ticket. > good morning, time for weather & traffic on the 1s at 6:11 on...
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john boehner. mr. speaker, thank you for coming again. [applause] >> also joining us is the state president of the north dakota eternal order of police. grant benjamin, he is here today representing the national border directors and owner of the lost board of directors member from the fraternal order of police steve kenner who passed away in the line of duty in 2011. steve was the fourth national board member of the f.o.p. to die in the line of duty and grant is here today representing those four, but more especially his friend, steve kenner. thank you, grant. [applause] >> next i welcome linda henning, national president of fraternal order of police auxiliary, our partners in this memorial service. shall be welcoming you all in a few minutes. turning now to my left, please welcome paul irving, the sergeant at arms of the house of representatives. this is his first service as the house sergeant at arms, and we are very grateful for his presence. [applause] >> next is the acting chief of our host agency denied state capitol police. tom rey
john boehner. mr. speaker, thank you for coming again. [applause] >> also joining us is the state president of the north dakota eternal order of police. grant benjamin, he is here today representing the national border directors and owner of the lost board of directors member from the fraternal order of police steve kenner who passed away in the line of duty in 2011. steve was the fourth national board member of the f.o.p. to die in the line of duty and grant is here today representing...
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i've gotten to know him and speaker boehner especially the speaker. yet, it's not what the product we have here. the product we have here is one of compromise. winners. we're not trying to outline who the winners are. it's the american people. eso did my friend but that's the way legislation works that's the way compromise works. i can't let go who spoke about the new senators and the new members of congress who came here. i welcomed them all. but a result of the tea party direction of this congress the last few months has been very, very disconcerting and very unfair to the american people. we must go forward. also, mr. president, i recognize we have to do more. of course we have to do more and that's why we have the joint committee set up. and i'll talk about it right now. the american people are not empressed with the no-no revenue that they want this arrangement. the richest of the rich have contributed nothing for this. my friend talks about no new taxes. mr. president, if their three was right, the huge taxes that took place during bush eight ye
i've gotten to know him and speaker boehner especially the speaker. yet, it's not what the product we have here. the product we have here is one of compromise. winners. we're not trying to outline who the winners are. it's the american people. eso did my friend but that's the way legislation works that's the way compromise works. i can't let go who spoke about the new senators and the new members of congress who came here. i welcomed them all. but a result of the tea party direction of this...
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he insists it was an offer speaker boehner is equally insistent that it was a demand. i talked to him, talked to all the people. now, no one else was in the room, there's no secret tape recording of that phone conversation i know about. if anyone does, please, give me a call. [laughter] but why do that on the phone? you shouldn't do that on the phone. you should other people there so it's carefully, you know, i mean, it was changing or making a proposal at the end that set this off on a track. it is a very dramatic story, and it brings to the fore the issues that we're going to be dealing with in three or four months. yes. >> you may have already allude today this somewhat in answering a previous question, but, you know, congressional approval is at record lows, and people left, right, center, everywhere talk about how broken government is. and what are those things there your perspective that have broken it, and what are those things that if they were removed either individual or structural, um, that would help fix it? what's the path forward? >> you know, that's abov
he insists it was an offer speaker boehner is equally insistent that it was a demand. i talked to him, talked to all the people. now, no one else was in the room, there's no secret tape recording of that phone conversation i know about. if anyone does, please, give me a call. [laughter] but why do that on the phone? you shouldn't do that on the phone. you should other people there so it's carefully, you know, i mean, it was changing or making a proposal at the end that set this off on a track....
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john boehner opened the door for that. president obama has indicated no intention of looking at that. host: what deductions would you put on the table? guest: tax reform is not to raise revenue. is to make the tax code less of a drag on the economy. we do that by lowering tax rates and getting rid of some deductions, exemptions, credits. but we do not do it to raise revenue. host: chuck marra, how important our deductions? guest: they are very important. if you get into this notion that they are loopholes, then you look at the very popular deductions the people rely on. they're trying to balance the economic weakness with the long-term needs of the economy, which is that we do face a future of deficits that are unsustainable. we are trying to stabilize the debt has a share of our economy over time. that means about $4 trillion in savings. the good news is, last year, the congress and the president got together and locked in about $4 trillion of spending cuts. it has to be enacted. we're talking about 40% of the spending bu
john boehner opened the door for that. president obama has indicated no intention of looking at that. host: what deductions would you put on the table? guest: tax reform is not to raise revenue. is to make the tax code less of a drag on the economy. we do that by lowering tax rates and getting rid of some deductions, exemptions, credits. but we do not do it to raise revenue. host: chuck marra, how important our deductions? guest: they are very important. if you get into this notion that they...
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once he plays golf with john boehner he can't kill him. [laughter] that's too bad. not that want to kill john boehner but it is too bad he can't just do what needs to be done which is make clear what the problems are and name them. >> i had a question that was very much related to the last comment and, has to do with osama bin laden and these drone killings, use of secret war. david ignatius wrote how he is one of the presidents who has taken most quickly into understanding our intelligence system and all this secret stuff that is out there and we have all the secret armies. and he is also what is interesting been one of the presidents who has been most vociferious about shutting down and badly treating whistle-blowers and not tolerating any kind, wikileaks, any kind of attacks of someone coming at him. so i'm, wondering if he put all this together of someone who can't brook criticism? who can't brook having an alternative view of out there and, and on top of this being willing to take, to be a law unto himself regardless of of what the law is? >> this is always whe
once he plays golf with john boehner he can't kill him. [laughter] that's too bad. not that want to kill john boehner but it is too bad he can't just do what needs to be done which is make clear what the problems are and name them. >> i had a question that was very much related to the last comment and, has to do with osama bin laden and these drone killings, use of secret war. david ignatius wrote how he is one of the presidents who has taken most quickly into understanding our...
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> speaker boehner >> loud mouth, and relaxed. -- relax. [laughter] >> [inaudible] >> the senate has passed a bill. we are in conference. they are working diligently to come to an agreement. we need to put americans back to work. included in there is our provisions, like the keystone pipeline. it would create nearly 20,000 jobs. this will help put americans back to work. >> [inaudible] >> they when their own way in 2009 and 2010 on virtually every bill. they have created quite a mess. our job is to stay focused on what the american people are most concerned about. that is exactly what we have done. >> now that mitt romney is definitely the candidates, the have any appearances with him? >> no. >> what about major lumber? >> i like mayor bloomberg but me? you kidding a [laughter] >> i will pass it along. >> house democratic leadership also held a news conference on the latest jobs numbers. house speaker nancy pelosi and 90 norminority whip talk. >> good morning. nice to see you here in the crowd of visitors visiting the capital. it is pretty
> speaker boehner >> loud mouth, and relaxed. -- relax. [laughter] >> [inaudible] >> the senate has passed a bill. we are in conference. they are working diligently to come to an agreement. we need to put americans back to work. included in there is our provisions, like the keystone pipeline. it would create nearly 20,000 jobs. this will help put americans back to work. >> [inaudible] >> they when their own way in 2009 and 2010 on virtually every bill. they have...
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the president was talking to speaker john boehner, the speaker could not get his caucus to go along with the balanced approach because it required asking folks at the top to pay more in revenue. in the by the negotiations when it came time to close corporate tax loopholes, you saw the republican majority leader walk away from the table. this has been a continuing issue. reconciliation is important. it is a solution to the extent people are willing to solve these problems. that means dealing with it in a balanced way. >> you said there is a responsible way to address the second problem. you want to offer a budget that includes deeper cuts in the out years. how do those go together? in long term? >> put forward -- we will have a chance to talk about that at a later point. i have obviously been part of two other efforts, fiscal commission and the group of six. it is interesting to look at what the president has proposed. he has borrowed heavily from what the fiscal commission proposed. fiscal commission proposed $400 billion of savings in the health care accounts over 10 years. the presiden
the president was talking to speaker john boehner, the speaker could not get his caucus to go along with the balanced approach because it required asking folks at the top to pay more in revenue. in the by the negotiations when it came time to close corporate tax loopholes, you saw the republican majority leader walk away from the table. this has been a continuing issue. reconciliation is important. it is a solution to the extent people are willing to solve these problems. that means dealing...
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um, you probably saw the article this morning from hubbard, you saw what boehner said. i take from this collection some optimism that in 2013 the way it might play out is whether we go over, don't go over the fiscal cliff, you know, there's a lot to happen in the next three months that we get to some space where if they did a trillion dollars of cuts and reforms of entitlements, a trillion dollars on discretionary, a trillion of new revenue and a trillion of saved interest which is only because the budget doesn't understand the present value, but, you know, that's okay, if you did that, you basically could sort out a grand bargain in a way that would be, i think, a pretty good accomplishment for both parties. but i think the principal thing in that is can you get a significant chunk of republicans in the house to support anything that's got a trillion dollars of revenue in it. >> so you think they reach a bargain. you kind of moved quickly over the cliff, what happens to get to that bargain? >> yeah, sorry, i thought that's what you were asking is. i'm somewhat pessimis
um, you probably saw the article this morning from hubbard, you saw what boehner said. i take from this collection some optimism that in 2013 the way it might play out is whether we go over, don't go over the fiscal cliff, you know, there's a lot to happen in the next three months that we get to some space where if they did a trillion dollars of cuts and reforms of entitlements, a trillion dollars on discretionary, a trillion of new revenue and a trillion of saved interest which is only because...
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john boehner also spoke at this event. it is about 40 minutes. >> good evening, everyone. thank you, thank you and thank you. it feels good to be here with a lot of friends and a lot of neighbors. let me start by thanking dave for his leadership here. he has done a lot -- he has done a good job on our behalf. [applause] i am very pleased that david yost was here, our state auditor. thank you for a great speech and a kind introduction. [applause] let me also say i could not be more proud of all that dave is doing -- all that our team in columbus is doing on our behalf. a lot of people in washington can learn one or two things about what is going on in ohio. when you look at ohio, they balanced the budget, upgraded our credit rating, removed government barriers to private sector growth, and all of this without raising taxes in our state. i know it has not been easy. they have been under constant pressure from the white house and all of their allies on the left. rather than looking at the example of ohio and other states, the president is more focused on blaming others for al
john boehner also spoke at this event. it is about 40 minutes. >> good evening, everyone. thank you, thank you and thank you. it feels good to be here with a lot of friends and a lot of neighbors. let me start by thanking dave for his leadership here. he has done a lot -- he has done a good job on our behalf. [applause] i am very pleased that david yost was here, our state auditor. thank you for a great speech and a kind introduction. [applause] let me also say i could not be more proud...
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john boehner, as speaker of the house should provide leadership to ensure a debt deal gets done. i believe bob woodward had interviews with boehner and the president we were complaining about bet debate and it fell flat but these guys are fighting about the amount of taxes and spending. one year later we're waiting for the fiscal cliff. apple has been very successful making products that they want but they are sitting on $40 billion of cash and much of that is overseas. it is not coming back unless there is an environment that is favorable for apple. i don't know where it spends its money in the u.s. but there's a lot of the balance sheet that is overseas. if they brought their money back if you think apple is successful now they could be a bigger contributor by hiring employees. yes, a proud american company but look on the other side of your iphone designed in california, and made in china at. >>host: last call comes from jefferson organic from the republican side. >> caller: hello. it is an honor to talk to you. iowa cnbc from squawk to the closing bell. is any of the money fr
john boehner, as speaker of the house should provide leadership to ensure a debt deal gets done. i believe bob woodward had interviews with boehner and the president we were complaining about bet debate and it fell flat but these guys are fighting about the amount of taxes and spending. one year later we're waiting for the fiscal cliff. apple has been very successful making products that they want but they are sitting on $40 billion of cash and much of that is overseas. it is not coming back...
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there is a famous book where the title was "tell newt to shut up," and it was a quote from john boehner. he was probably right. when you are speaker, you should probably talk less. go back home and be it rather than complaining about it. energy and courage. >> first, i'd like you better than snooki. i am michael, going to law school in boston. i have been doing research on campaign finance. as you probably know, you have a world in course in it this past year. what do you think of the state of campaign finance and how would you fight the left on things like the disclose act and other things they have been attacking super pacs for monday utilize the in the 2008 cycle? >> i think the ideal campaign finance system would allow any american to get any amount of after-tax income if they filed on the internet every night and they gave it to. i think it would clear up all the current bologna, the current red tape. the way the system currently works, if you are rich enough -- if you are mayor bloomberg, you can buy re-election. but he is writing a personal check. he spent so much the it -- getti
there is a famous book where the title was "tell newt to shut up," and it was a quote from john boehner. he was probably right. when you are speaker, you should probably talk less. go back home and be it rather than complaining about it. energy and courage. >> first, i'd like you better than snooki. i am michael, going to law school in boston. i have been doing research on campaign finance. as you probably know, you have a world in course in it this past year. what do you think...
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i just want to say this morning that john boehner told a few of us that he and most republicans and the president and most democrats are from different planets, and you definitely saw that tonight, just even in the dynamics of this room, the house chamber, the president making clear that his solution, for the most part, is to invest public money. every time he said that, you saw republicans basically sitting on their hands, stone cold, no applause at all. one thing i definitely want to point out, though, there was a very interesting dynamic when you're talking about bipartisanship, and that has to do with gabby giffords. she was sitting next to jeff lake, a republican congressman from her home state of arizona, every time she wanted to get up to demonstrate applause or to stand up with her fellow democrats, he helped her up. so many, many times, he was probably the only republican standing in the room because he was helping his fellow democrat stand up. ironically, if gabby giffords had not been shot, she might have been running for the u.s. senate against jeff flake. it was certainly a
i just want to say this morning that john boehner told a few of us that he and most republicans and the president and most democrats are from different planets, and you definitely saw that tonight, just even in the dynamics of this room, the house chamber, the president making clear that his solution, for the most part, is to invest public money. every time he said that, you saw republicans basically sitting on their hands, stone cold, no applause at all. one thing i definitely want to point...
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after that, speaker john boehner and nancy pelosi on the so- called fiscal cliff negotiations. >> why the institute? >> it is very important within the culture. we are a culture of words, voices. words are key to our imagination, our capacity to envision. we ourselves are not completely tied to print on the page of writing. i think that there is no other art form that is so readily accessible. it is something in literature that just captures the human spirit. >> this weekend, join "book tv" as we look behind the scenes at the history and literary life of new york's capital city, albany. saturday on c-span 2. and on "american history" on c- span 3. >> not the economic impact on the u.s. economy and american competitiveness and the proposal to allow more skilled workers to remain in the u.s. the conversation includes senator mark warner. this event is being hosted by the university of virginia oc miller center -- virginia's miller's center. [applause] >> thank you, distinguished guests. welcome to the national press club. it is our fifth annual meeting of the conference on the world eco
after that, speaker john boehner and nancy pelosi on the so- called fiscal cliff negotiations. >> why the institute? >> it is very important within the culture. we are a culture of words, voices. words are key to our imagination, our capacity to envision. we ourselves are not completely tied to print on the page of writing. i think that there is no other art form that is so readily accessible. it is something in literature that just captures the human spirit. >> this weekend,...
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i have gotten to know him and speaker boehner better over this past month. even though i disagree with the direction the legislation took with no bipartisan support of all, it is not the product that we have here. it is not trying to outline to the winners are, the winners are the american people. we settled for less than we wanted and so did the republicans. i can't let go without explaining to my friend about how the new members of congress that came here. i welcome them all, but the result of the tea party direction has been very disconcerting and very unfair to the american people. we must go forward. and also, mr. president, of course we need to do more. the american people are not impressed. the vast majority of democrats, independents, and republicans, it contributed nothing to this. taking place is the middle- class and the poor. mr. president, the huge taxes that took place during this, it should be thriving. tax hikes have not helped the economy. we lost 8 million jobs, to wars started, these tax cuts on borrowed money. if they were so good, the ec
i have gotten to know him and speaker boehner better over this past month. even though i disagree with the direction the legislation took with no bipartisan support of all, it is not the product that we have here. it is not trying to outline to the winners are, the winners are the american people. we settled for less than we wanted and so did the republicans. i can't let go without explaining to my friend about how the new members of congress that came here. i welcome them all, but the result...
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and i'm glad that congressman meeks will be carrying the boehner for this very important region in the world. it's important for a lot of reasons, but one of those reasons is the potential for energy, energy to really free western europe from other alternative sources that may not be right for them all right for the world. and that it is not in certain countries best interest, iran, russia, come to light for the pipeline to go through, to bring those natural energies, oil and gas resources to parts of the world that would like to have an alternative source. and i think it is important for congress to keep an eye on this region, and to make sure that the ability that is in place continues and that these emerging markets are allowed to continue to grow and prosper. because i truly believe that they are a bright spot in the world's future. i yield back. >> thank you very much. ariel cohen is the leading expert in russia, eurasia, eastern europe and the middle east. he serves as a senior research fellow in russian and eurasian studies and international energy policy at the heritage foundat
and i'm glad that congressman meeks will be carrying the boehner for this very important region in the world. it's important for a lot of reasons, but one of those reasons is the potential for energy, energy to really free western europe from other alternative sources that may not be right for them all right for the world. and that it is not in certain countries best interest, iran, russia, come to light for the pipeline to go through, to bring those natural energies, oil and gas resources to...
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to work out some compromise enough for deputy attorney general to meet wes speaker boehner or committee chairman gerald ice with the deals happening. i think there would be some government concessions made at the justice department. but right now they are continually talking about costs, which is their way of trying to to -- the white house is with pushing back on the republicans. we had these issues before, but the stakes are very high. >> your store and politicos suggest that perhaps republican leaders do not want to keep the the content story. >> it is basically like the justice department to co-opt or read. they wanted an illegitimate way way. this congressional obligation to get at the justice department as they said drawing official formal letter that took place last year. so they feel they have the right to ask for it and turning now for a lot of information in the white house does not embrace on this material. but attorney general holder's response was, well, a lot of the material leads to an ongoing terminal investigation so we can give it to republicans on the hill. so i think
to work out some compromise enough for deputy attorney general to meet wes speaker boehner or committee chairman gerald ice with the deals happening. i think there would be some government concessions made at the justice department. but right now they are continually talking about costs, which is their way of trying to to -- the white house is with pushing back on the republicans. we had these issues before, but the stakes are very high. >> your store and politicos suggest that perhaps...
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. >> the last story of the week house speaker john boehner raised the prospect of another debt ceiling showdown. a reminder the lame duck election will be something to watch. [ mechanical humming ] [ male announcer ] we began with the rx. ♪ then we turned the page, creating the rx hybrid. ♪ now we've turned the page again with the all-new rx f sport. ♪ this is the next chapter for the rx. this is the next chapter for lexus. this is the pursuit of perfection. >>> when the iphone 5 eventually coming out, it will still have steve jobs' influence all over it. there are reports that the latest version of the popular smart phone will be the final model designed by the late apple cofounder. bloomberg reports jobs played a key role in developing the phone. it's suspected to have a larger screen to compete with samsung and will be released this fall. it's also rumored to have a smaller docking port. >> i think apple geeks like me are excited to see it. >> i'm going to hold off until my upgrade. >>> it's going to be hard for seniors at one california high school to forget eight of their cl
. >> the last story of the week house speaker john boehner raised the prospect of another debt ceiling showdown. a reminder the lame duck election will be something to watch. [ mechanical humming ] [ male announcer ] we began with the rx. ♪ then we turned the page, creating the rx hybrid. ♪ now we've turned the page again with the all-new rx f sport. ♪ this is the next chapter for the rx. this is the next chapter for lexus. this is the pursuit of perfection. >>> when the...
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the other side will say that president obama had potentially a grand bargain on the table with john boehner and if he had stuck to the parameters they have laid out originally, maybe he could have had a deal. there are arguments on both sides. i do think that what the caller is pointing to is the increasing polarization of the parties and political system in washington and that affected the credibility of our political leadership. it has not damaged it in terms of the market, in terms of the effect we have seen since the downgrade, but there are lingering questions about when our leadership can actually get some of these issues addressed. guest: i am not a budget expert, but raising the debt ceiling allows for the that the u.s. is on path to create to be added to the books, allows the government to keep running, allows a lot of the services that people expect to keep being provided, checks to be paid out and things like that. i would question whether we need to walk down the debt ceiling. i think there might be better ways for our leaders to come together and work on long-term budget plan t
the other side will say that president obama had potentially a grand bargain on the table with john boehner and if he had stuck to the parameters they have laid out originally, maybe he could have had a deal. there are arguments on both sides. i do think that what the caller is pointing to is the increasing polarization of the parties and political system in washington and that affected the credibility of our political leadership. it has not damaged it in terms of the market, in terms of the...
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. >> reporter: joining speaker boehner romney at stop after stop hammered obama on the economy. >> this president has not succeeded. he's failed. he deserves to go home and give someone a chance. >> joined on father's day by two of his sons. >> wish a happy father's day to my dad. >> romney found he will have a more personal interest in the olympics. >> not me, my wife. not her personally but she, along with two other people, purchased a horse. i joke i'll have to send her to betty ford for addiction to horses. >> reporter: besides the economy the other big issue on the plate here is syria. this morning he holds his first one-on-one with russian president vladimir putin, every since he moved from being prime minister to president. no one expects anything other than awkward tension here. it's not clear how cooperative he intends to be on syria or other issues the united states cares about. >> chuck, thanks a lot. 7:07. here is ann. >>> thank you. now to the trial of jerry sandusky and new insight to what might be the central strategy for the defense. michael isikoff at the courthouse in
. >> reporter: joining speaker boehner romney at stop after stop hammered obama on the economy. >> this president has not succeeded. he's failed. he deserves to go home and give someone a chance. >> joined on father's day by two of his sons. >> wish a happy father's day to my dad. >> romney found he will have a more personal interest in the olympics. >> not me, my wife. not her personally but she, along with two other people, purchased a horse. i joke i'll...
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. >>> protesters in wood side as the motorcade housing john boehner came to town. he stopped by last night for a fundraiser at a private home. tickets for the event topped more than $35,000 each. >>> now back to the south bay and the search for sierra lamar. the man accused of kidnapping and killing the missing morgan hill teenager set to make his first court appearance. "today in the bay's" christie smith is live with the challenge facing the d.a. at this point. good morning, christie. >> reporter: that's right. in just a few hours, antolin garcia-torres will make his first court appearance. what's going to happen is he'll hear the formal charges read against him. and prosecutors say they believe there's definitely enough evidence to send him to prison. the 21-year-old is being held without bail after his arrest late monday. the santa clara county sheriff detectives had gathered direct and circumstantial evidence showing he killed 15-year-old sierra lamar on march 16th. the d.a. says details of the exact charges will become clearer today as more facts are laid out
. >>> protesters in wood side as the motorcade housing john boehner came to town. he stopped by last night for a fundraiser at a private home. tickets for the event topped more than $35,000 each. >>> now back to the south bay and the search for sierra lamar. the man accused of kidnapping and killing the missing morgan hill teenager set to make his first court appearance. "today in the bay's" christie smith is live with the challenge facing the d.a. at this point....
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the headaches for john boehner -- mitch mcconnell has been very cold-blooded in his strategy in a way the john boehner has not -- it was in the house for more than the freshman tea party members, the members of the republican study committee including longtime veterans like jim jordan of ohio and mike: pants and a number of others who posed a much deeper challenge. it's part of the problem was there is a natural tendency when you have this movement emerging and people who are energized to write to that tiger and exploited as much as you can. once you have taken them past the finish line, you can call up to them. you can change the animal metaphor. if you cultivate a hungry rottweiler and it scares everybody in the neighborhood, that can be fabulous until you have to go outside. then it may not recognize to the master really is. it has been frustrating for john boehner who is a legislator and problem solver that he cannot control his troops. that is a part of what is going on here. what is also true is that the tea party people coming in as freshmen viewed themselves as different from
the headaches for john boehner -- mitch mcconnell has been very cold-blooded in his strategy in a way the john boehner has not -- it was in the house for more than the freshman tea party members, the members of the republican study committee including longtime veterans like jim jordan of ohio and mike: pants and a number of others who posed a much deeper challenge. it's part of the problem was there is a natural tendency when you have this movement emerging and people who are energized to write...
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earlier today on capitol hill john boehner commented on the fiscal cliff negotiations with reporters. >> this isn't a progress report because there is no progress to report. when it comes to the fiscal cliff that is threatening our economy and jobs the white house has wastde another week. secretary gitener came here to offer a plan that had twice the tax hikes that the president campaigned on and had more stimulus spending thanned the in cuts. and an indefinite increase in the debt limit like for ever. now four days ago we offered a serious proposal based on testimony of president clinton's former chief of staff. since then there has been no count offer from the white house. instead reports indicate that the president has adopted a deliberate stradgeji to slow walk our economy right to the edge of the fiscal cliff. instead of reforming the tax code and cutting spending, the president wants to raise tax rates. but even if the president got the tax rate hike that he wanted, understand that we would continue to see trillion dollar deficits for as far as the eye can see. washington has go
earlier today on capitol hill john boehner commented on the fiscal cliff negotiations with reporters. >> this isn't a progress report because there is no progress to report. when it comes to the fiscal cliff that is threatening our economy and jobs the white house has wastde another week. secretary gitener came here to offer a plan that had twice the tax hikes that the president campaigned on and had more stimulus spending thanned the in cuts. and an indefinite increase in the debt limit...
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. >> not only somebody is here -- that painting of speaker john boehner on the steps of the supreme court. joining us now is the artist behind the sign. what brings you out to the supreme court this morning? >> i have been studying the issue. when the court decided to take the case, i decided to come to washington. i will be here -- ♪ we shall overcome ♪ >> i am here to refrain the dialogue. i think everyone here is very well intend. i am right there. i love the constitution. this is a big, big issue. it has reached on sustainability in 2012. >> you cannot hear a couple of days a week -- you come out here. what is it you do? >> i bring a different painting each time and i bring signs. i talk to the press and i talk to people. people in gauging me in conversation -- people engangge me in conversation. some farmers from montana and ohio. after our conversation, they say you have given me something to think about. i connect with them as real people. this is the kind of conversation we should be having. >> you drive down from pennsylvania. do you sell your paintings? >> i do not sell my p
. >> not only somebody is here -- that painting of speaker john boehner on the steps of the supreme court. joining us now is the artist behind the sign. what brings you out to the supreme court this morning? >> i have been studying the issue. when the court decided to take the case, i decided to come to washington. i will be here -- ♪ we shall overcome ♪ >> i am here to refrain the dialogue. i think everyone here is very well intend. i am right there. i love the...
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. >> when governor romney -- [unintelligible] >> that is not true at all, because john boehner and eric cantor he said the timeframe for this over in the house -- >> the president has a certain number of days to sign the bill, and the bill just got to him last week. >> you could talk about what's time to sign the bill. let me tell you something. this president loves israel, cares about is real, stands with israel, not just with words. words are cheap. but with actions, and you should seek his pride as he signed this legislation. this bipartisan legislation. >> obviously there is nobody from the other party here. were they invited? >> johnny isaacson wanted to be here, but his granddaughter was in a swimming meet and he promised her. >> i would not read too much into that. the session ended yesterday. >> senator collins said she was invited and wanted to go, but once the session ended, she caught a plane. [unintelligible] >> will that money accomplish? >> it will allow new batteries. here is a system, 90% of the time, has been able to shoot down rockettes coming out of gaza and that popu
. >> when governor romney -- [unintelligible] >> that is not true at all, because john boehner and eric cantor he said the timeframe for this over in the house -- >> the president has a certain number of days to sign the bill, and the bill just got to him last week. >> you could talk about what's time to sign the bill. let me tell you something. this president loves israel, cares about is real, stands with israel, not just with words. words are cheap. but with actions,...
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or two questions that john boehner. number one, ac temperamentally willing to go and legislate, especially if he is major concessions president. i think you might get the answer is yes. at least the second second question. can he bring his caucus along? a couple of the leading tea party members of the house republican maturity would see this, but the caucus is still as conservative as it was before last night. so i don't know the answer, but we have issues that could really divide us. immigration for the president is going to move ahead very quick we. i see the tender when deal that every republican presidential candidate said they would not accept. it may not be tender one. 41 or 51, the republicans get at least 80% of what they want. the question is can they say yes to 80% of what they want? the final one is the supreme court. especially what happens if antonin scalia or anthony kennedy retire? forget ruth bader ginsburg. lusciously what happened even if there's a mainstream nominee what if president obama names the f
or two questions that john boehner. number one, ac temperamentally willing to go and legislate, especially if he is major concessions president. i think you might get the answer is yes. at least the second second question. can he bring his caucus along? a couple of the leading tea party members of the house republican maturity would see this, but the caucus is still as conservative as it was before last night. so i don't know the answer, but we have issues that could really divide us....
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that is followed by john boehner and nancy pelosi on the unemployment rate. later, president obama in minnesota talking about jobs and the economy. jeb bush said he supported the government's efforts to rescue the financial industry in 2008, but was not in favor of the aide to u.s. auto companies. he testified before the house budget committee. this 2 hour and 45 minutes during examines the role of government. -- hearing examines the role of government. both parties have pursue deficit driven spending aimed at favored companies, tax credits for the well-connected, and barriers that stack the deck against the average citizen. success is too often determined not by the quality of service that a business provides but by the relationship with those in power in washington. both parties share in the blame. both must work together to advance solutions to get us back on track. we passed a budget in the house that strengthens the safety net for those that needed and eliminates corporate welfare for those who do not need it. it insures a level playing field for all to
that is followed by john boehner and nancy pelosi on the unemployment rate. later, president obama in minnesota talking about jobs and the economy. jeb bush said he supported the government's efforts to rescue the financial industry in 2008, but was not in favor of the aide to u.s. auto companies. he testified before the house budget committee. this 2 hour and 45 minutes during examines the role of government. -- hearing examines the role of government. both parties have pursue deficit driven...
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this time, john boehner's tears needed no explanation. and it was the embrace of a capitol hill staffer, that so moved giffords and made the good-bye so real. >> i'm so proud of you. are you going to miss me? >> i miss you. >> and as personal as this all was, gabby giffords has been liked and respected for the work she did here. so house leaders moved things around so she could cast her last vote on a bill she had been working on for a long time. having to do with arizona's border. every fellow democrat and every republican voted for it. matt? >> kelly o'donnell this morning, thank you for that report, we appreciate it. >>> it's 16 minutes after the hour. here's ann. >> authorities have now identified the bodies of three german passengers recovered from the ill-fated cruise ship off the coast of italy. this as the children of a missing american couple release a new statement online. nbc's michelle kosinski has the latest on the story. michelle, good morning. >> good morning, ann, searchers are now saying they may not be able to recover ev
this time, john boehner's tears needed no explanation. and it was the embrace of a capitol hill staffer, that so moved giffords and made the good-bye so real. >> i'm so proud of you. are you going to miss me? >> i miss you. >> and as personal as this all was, gabby giffords has been liked and respected for the work she did here. so house leaders moved things around so she could cast her last vote on a bill she had been working on for a long time. having to do with arizona's...
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last year during the budget talks that he had with speaker john boehner, he did make some concessions on social security spending, but ose were never -- never went for because there were not able to seal a deal. medicare and medicaid, he proposes a more modest reductions in the range of about $320 billion between those two programs. those are cuts to providers and other changes on some co- payments or participants, but they don't make the big structural changes in the program that would save a lot of money. for instance, raising the eligibility age for medicare. he does not propose that. taxes, he has a total of $1.50 trillion over 10 years and tax increases. comes from a variety of places, ending the bush-era tax cuts for those earning over 250 cows and dollars a year is a big chunk of the money. he also proposes increases on -- bigger increases on families earning over $1 million a year. in addition, there are some corporate loopholes, corporate tax and bandages that they would -- host: what about jobs? guest: he also has some spending proposals. you should spend more upfront in ord
last year during the budget talks that he had with speaker john boehner, he did make some concessions on social security spending, but ose were never -- never went for because there were not able to seal a deal. medicare and medicaid, he proposes a more modest reductions in the range of about $320 billion between those two programs. those are cuts to providers and other changes on some co- payments or participants, but they don't make the big structural changes in the program that would save a...
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a tweet from john boehner he has ordered the flags over the u.s. capitol in ib truth to the victims and families at sandy hook. he says no words can console the families and parents at sandy hook. and the newtown shooting is a senseless tragedy. thoughts and prayers are for victims, families, and the sandy hook community. we will take you live to the white house in just a bit at 3:15 to hear from president obama. until a portion of "washington journal"." >> we want to welcome sara from "the washington post." we want to take a look at different aspects as what we can expect as we face the january 1 deadline. we want to talk about the formula that is now in place. many people say if you want to understand what is going to happen you have to understand the docx fix. >> it is something we've had in washington about a decade ago. congress set a formula on how they were going to pay doctors and it was supposed to console our health care costs. it worked for about five years until the costs of health care grew faster than the formula. the formula says wha
a tweet from john boehner he has ordered the flags over the u.s. capitol in ib truth to the victims and families at sandy hook. he says no words can console the families and parents at sandy hook. and the newtown shooting is a senseless tragedy. thoughts and prayers are for victims, families, and the sandy hook community. we will take you live to the white house in just a bit at 3:15 to hear from president obama. until a portion of "washington journal"." >> we want to...